Man sought for trying to lure child in West Lawn

Chicago police issued an alert today asking people to be aware of a man who recently attempted to lure a 6-year-old boy in the West Lawn neighborhood.

The incident happened on Aug. 17, at 6:10 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Kolmar Avenue, according to the alert.

The boy was riding his bicycle when a man road up to him on a mountain bike and began a conversation with the boy. During the conversation, the man asked the boy if he knew the man's nieces. Then, the man offered the boy an orange and told the child to go home with him. Instead, the boy road away and the man fled.

The man is described as white, between 50 and 60 years old, 5-feet-10 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He has gray hair and was last seen wearing a beige t-shirt and black pants. He was riding a blue mountain bike with white highlights and the "NEXT" brand on the bike frame.